EESA06H3 Lecture 5: Week 5 Part 1
Introduction to Planet Earth
February 1st, 2016
Week 5: Mature Oceans (e.g. Atlantic) Part 1
Prof: We got some unfinished business last week. I just want to finish off on what happened in
the red sea.
Cenozoic tectonic setting of the Arabian Plate
- NAF= North Anatolian fault
- DST = Dead Sea transform
- EAF = East Anatolian fault
- There is a very rich record from writings and buildings that have collapsed by looking at
the impacts of earthquakes on cultures
- What mountain do we find to the west?
o The ALPS
- To leap ahead to next week, the Mediterranean Sea is a remnant of a much larger ocean
that was caught between Africa and Europe. We’ll look at that next week
Dead Sea Rift: 420 m below sea level
Transform Boundary
- Between Sinai (S) and Arabian (A) plates
- A famous pull apart is the Death Valley
- Why is it called the Death Valley, Dead Sea?
o Salt. There’s not much living there. It’s very dry.
- Death Valley is 420 m below sea level all because of salt
Petra, Jordan
- What does the name Petra come from?
o A rock
- There was the treasury at Petra
- The effects of the 363 AD major earthquake at Petra effectively ended the use of the city
Crusaders Fortress of Ateret on the Jordan River: Built on the plate boundary
- Earthquakes of 1202 and 1759 moved it 2.1 m North
- 2010 earthquake in Japan that we’ll look at next week moved 40 m with just one
earthquake
Ancient Roman City of Hippos: Destroyed (AD 749)
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Document Summary
Week 5: mature oceans (e. g. atlantic) part 1. Prof: we got some unfinished business last week. I just want to finish off on what happened in the red sea. There is a very rich record from writings and buildings that have collapsed by looking at the impacts of earthquakes on cultures. What mountain do we find to the west: the alps. To leap ahead to next week, the mediterranean sea is a remnant of a much larger ocean that was caught between africa and europe. Dead sea rift: 420 m below sea level. Between sinai (s) and arabian (a) plates. A famous pull apart is the death valley. Why is it called the death valley, dead sea: salt. Death valley is 420 m below sea level all because of salt. What does the name petra come from: a rock. The effects of the 363 ad major earthquake at petra effectively ended the use of the city.
